About Me

I'm a Games Programmer living in Scotland with specialisations in tools and gameplay, examples of which you can find around this site.
I've been playing games since I could pick up a controller and thinking how they have been made since I first put it down. Exploring the editors that came with some of the games of my childhood (looking at you Warcraft 3 WorldEdit) and building copies of the games I had played in not-so-suitable programming environments (Borland Delphi 7 Pokemon) put me on the path to where I recently acquired my Masters degree in Games Development at Abertay University.
If you've got any questions or just want to chat, feel free to contact me :)
You can find me playing : Hearthstone, Darkest Dungeon and Heroes of the Storm.
This website was made from scratch with:

Work

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Altair EDEM 2022

Proprietary Engine

C++

Work

Flagship Simulation software of Altair EDEM 2022 release

Spray Coating Model: new feature calculating materials being coated in a spray substance.
Continued work on longstanding technical debt.
Additional work on python side-by-side API interface EDEMpy.

Altair EDEM 2021

Proprietary Engine

C++

Work

Flagship Simulation software of Altair EDEM 2021 release

Volume packing solo project: integration of engineer-developed code project into main product.
Investigation of longstanding technical debt issues.
Re-architecture of longstanding technical debt anti-pattern.

Altair EDEM 2020

Proprietary Engine

C++

Perl

Work

Flagship Simulation software of Altair EDEM 2020 release

Solo development of tool (EDEM Cal) sold with product.
Unit tests created and built from.
Exploration of c++17 features.

EDEM BulkSim

Proprietary Engine

C++

Work

Update to legacy product line.

Encounters with Legacy code base and preservation.
Built installers for linux and windows.

Personal

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Hearthstone Helper AI

Unity

Java

University

Pet Project

Companion tool to aid new players built in a hearthstone emulator.

Interaction with a large pre-existing codebase.
Java server integration with Unity Frontend.

Terminal_Transmission

Unity

Game Jam

Pet Project

2D cyberpunk arcade puzzle game.

Continued development on a self-driven basis.
Unity integration with Wwise as well as bugfixing
Programming systems that directly interfaced with the 2-D pixel-art style

To and Frog

Unity

Game Jam

2D 2-4 player local competitive arcade game.

Integration of gamepads and various input management
Water reflection, refraction and ripple effects

University

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Whacktopus

Unity

University

Whack-a-mole meets match 3 in this 3D highscore game.

Build for windows and android tablet
First group project

Procedural Animation Fidelity

Unity

University

Exploration into the potential of procedural animation techniques when motion capture data cannot be acquired.

Implementation and extention of FABRIK system in Unity
Dissertation based creation, problem solving for a niche

FracTales

Unreal

C++

University

3D narrative adventure game with puzzle elements.

First project in Unreal, using blueprint visal scripting language and material editor
Foray into scriptwriting with positive client feedback
Kanban style deadlining and team co-ordination

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About Me

Work

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Altair EDEM 2022

Altair EDEM 2021

Altair EDEM 2020

EDEM BulkSim

Personal

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Hearthstone Helper AI

Terminal_Transmission

To and Frog

University

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Whacktopus

Procedural Animation Fidelity

FracTales

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Or email me at jackwillbaptie@gmail.com